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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hyman Solomon?
(a) A horse that Bull Lee makes a bet on.
(b) One of Bull Lee's friends.
(c) One of Dean's friends.
(d) A hobo.

2. Who is the woman traveling with Dean Moriarty when Sal first meets him?
(a) Inez.
(b) Camille.
(c) Marylou.
(d) Terry.

3. Who is Sal's roommate in Denver?
(a) Roland Major.
(b) Carlo Marx.
(c) Dean Moriarty.
(d) Tim Gray.

4. What does Sal do after his first road trip?
(a) He re-enlists in the Merchant Marines.
(b) He sells pressure cookers.
(c) He returns to school on the GI Bill.
(d) He works on his manuscripts.

5. Who does Sal see that makes him feel that he is closer to Denver?
(a) Okies.
(b) Western people.
(c) Hobos.
(d) Denver Broncos football fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Remi Boncoeur's girlfriend?

2. Who sets Sal up with Rita Bettencourt?

3. What does Dean inform his friends about at a party where Carlo is reading poetry?

4. Why doesn't Sal show up for the first day of his job in Denver?

5. What do Sal and Dean do in New York City on New Year's Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening in Sal Paradise's life before he meets Dean Moriarty?

2. What is the vow Sal and Terry make when Sal leaves for New York?

3. Who is traveling with Mississippi Gene?

4. Who does Sal meet on the bus from Bakersfield to Los Angeles?

5. Why does Sal want to leave Denver?

6. Why does Sal stop in Cheyenne instead of continuing to Los Angeles with the two brothers from Minnesota?

7. What does Sal's aunt do when Dean is given a speeding ticket?

8. What are Sal's living arrangements while he is in Denver?

9. What does Sal find out when he calls Chad King after he arrives in Denver?

10. Why does Sal break up with Lucille?

(see the answer keys)

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